Spencerian Penmanship Notebook, c. 1880s, With Good Words, Phrases and Juxtapositions paint jars lending the stool a scalloped

lending the stool a scalloped edge on two sides

and then pages of various colors inside--pink

original frame and glass

A bit hard to capture in photos

and has a bit of a shimmer to it

Spencerian Penmanship Notebook, c. 1880s, With Good Words, Phrases and Juxtapositions paint jars lending the stool a scallopedOne of two late 19th c. penmanship notebooks I'm listing today, both recently found in Pennsylvania. There's often one particular page that sells me on one of these in this case it's the page of Hush, Hush, Hush followed by Kink, Kink, Kink! Ah, the resonance of found language. Of course I do like "Delays are Dangerous," "Onward and Upward," Quay combined with Zodiac, and this particular student's hand on Teach, Teach, Finch, Finch, too. 8 9 16" x 7".